7222 Technical Scientist I

Duties:
We are seeking a highly motivated Technical Scientist/Scientist who can take a leadership role in moving forward the differentiation and characterization of gene-edited toxiC lines into high-quality cardiomyocyte cultures.
The successful candidate will be proficient in managing multiple projects and will have extensive iPS CM experience.
For the Technical Scientist, the successful candidate will take on a leadership role, providing iPS CM differentiation services for several cardiovascular projects.
Takes on a leadership role to conceive strategies, and lead the development, evaluation, and implementation of state-of-the-art cell-based disease models to identify novel therapeutic interventions.
This exploratory cell biology work will contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms of cardiac disease pathogenesis and will also provide preclinical proof-of-concept data to guide the development of novel and safe therapeutics for inherited cardiac diseases with unmet needs.
Perform cell biology work, publish findings in high-impact journals, and present research at major conferences.
Effectively partner with the program team, other scientists, and the Research and Early Development leadership team to develop and execute the program’s strategic plan.
Present program data at a range of internal forums, including Research Seminars and Leadership Team governance forums.
Collaborate with various functions, CROs, university or analytical laboratories, and business partners, as necessary to ensure appropriate/timely progression of projects.
No direct reports are associated with this position.

Skills:
Excellent working cell biology experience in at least one of the following: functional cardiomyocyte assays, experience with culturing iPS-derived cardiomyocytes, isolation, and maintenance of primary cardiac cells, monitoring cardiac cell function with cardio xCELLigence or by high-speed calcium imaging, confocal microscopy, high content microscopy, live-cell imaging, DNA editing.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Education:
A recent Ph.D. with strong experience in cardiovascular research and cardiovascular physiology, pharmacology, or a related subject area is required.
Ph.D. or equivalent relevant experience plus 0-2+ years industry experience MS with 5+ years; BS with 8+ years.
Strong analytical skills.

PLEASE NOTE: Our client has mandated COVID-19 vaccination for their workforce, all external personnel providing services to our client are required to comply with this requirement.